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I typically get 25 broilers, and it takes 8 (50-lb) bags of feed to raise them to 7 weeks, when they dress out to about 5.5 pounds. I do not restrict feed (except when they are put in for the night). In 5 years I've never lost a bird to heart attack or leg problems, though I've lost a few to intense summer heat. I do feed 100% organic, and maybe that is why my birds have been trouble free?

My local feed store here in Minocqua WI carries a full range of organic feeds for layers and broilers. It's nearly twice the price of regular - gulp - but at the end, I have about $10 per broiler in feed costs. Even with the cost of buying the chicks factored in, that's still WAAAAAY cheaper than trying to BUY organic chicken, which is out of my price range.

I did check into buying feed by the pallet (20 50-lb. sacks) directly from a feed mill (thinking I would split the pallet with a friend) and it was quite a bit cheaper that way - at least 25% cheaper. But in the end, I wanted to support my local feed store and help keep them open, so I paid the higher price. :/